Corporate Law - Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to build a strong ecosystem that is conducive for the growth of startup businesses, to drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities....
Read MoreCorporate Law - In a vibrant economy like India, government constitutes one of the largest consumer. Public procurements are lucrative source of revenue for any business. However, because of complex eligibility norms and non-transparent selection process, often well-established and large business entities bag government contracts. In order to bring trans...
Read MoreCorporate Law - There are thousands of small businesses which starts off in India every day but unfortunately, most of them forcefully close up their operations in a few months/years. I have tried to list 4 common reasons ‘Why many of the small businesses have to shut down and how you can avoid them to be at a […]...
Read MoreCorporate Law - Gone are days when we use to strive to stand in the lines for the payment of the bills in the scorching heat. Nowadays, the payment of the bill is just one click away instead of few doors away. The world is developing and so are the people and their living standard. In the world […]...
Read MoreCorporate Law - History of Angel Tax In India- The tax was introduced in the 2012 Union Budget by then finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to arrest and stop laundering of funds. It has come to be called angel tax since it largely impacts angel investors in start-ups....
Read MoreCorporate Law - Facility to view Form 2 Declaration filed with DPIIT by startup available in Income tax e-Filing portal CBDT has enabled Facility to view Form 2 Declaration filed with DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) by a startup on its e-filing portal. Form 2 (Section 56 Exemption declaration) is a Declaration by a [&helli...
Read MoreCorporate Law - It has come to the notice of CBDT, through some media reports that Rs. 36 lakh have been recovered from a startup, namely, Travel Khana as part of recovery of outstanding demand on account of Angel Tax. It has been alleged that this was in violation of the CBDT instructions dated 24th December, 2018 pertaining to recovery of dues in Angel...
Read MoreCorporate Law - The Government of India has continuously engaged with all stakeholders to address relevant issues related to the Indian Startup eco-system. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued notification in April 2018 for easing the norms for providing tax exemption to the Startup companies and further amended the ...
Read MoreCorporate Law - The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion(DIPP) has taken notice of the news reports regarding issue of notices by Income Tax authorities to Angel Investors/Start-ups. DIPP in consultation with the Department of Revenue (DoR) has put in place a mechanism since April 2018 to grant exemption from the provisions of Section 56(2)(vi...
Read MoreCorporate Law - The Finance Act, 2017 amended section 79 to provide that where a change in shareholding has taken place in a previous year in the case of a company, not being a company in which the public are substantially interested and being an eligible start-up as referred to in section 80-IAC of the Act...
Read MoreHCL Technologies BPO Services Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) - In the case of HCL Technologies BPO Services Ltd vs. ACIT, ITAT has held that for transfer pricing only amount retained by associates from end user is to be taken into account for transfer pricing adjustment, and to adjust operating cost by excluding abnormal cost incurred on a/c of Startup Company ...
Read MoreNotification No. 13/2019 - (05/03/2019) - CBDt has vide Notification No. 13/2019 granted exemption to startup companies from angel tax w.e.f. 19.02.2019 if such companies fulfill the conditions specified in para 4 of the notification number G.S.R. 127(E), dated the 19th February, 2019. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BO...
Read MoreNotification No. G.S.R. 127(E) - (19/02/2019) - A Start-ups will be eligible for exemption under Section 56 (2) (viib) of Income Tax Act, if it is a private limited company recognized by DPIIT and is not investing in any of the following assets: i. building or land appurtenant thereto, being a residential house, other than that used by the Start-...
Read MoreNotification No. 09/2019-Income Tax/ S.O. 584(E) - (31/01/2019) - Central Government hereby makes following amendment to the notification number S.O. 2088(E) dated the 24th May, 2018 published in the Gazette of India...
Read MoreNotification No. 24/2018-Income Tax [S.O. 2088(E)] - (24/05/2018) - Central Government, hereby notifies that the provisions of clause (viib) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the said Act shall not apply to consideration received by a company for issue of shares that exceeds the face value of such shares, if the consideration has been received for issue of shares ...
Read MoreNotification No. G.S.R. 364(E) - (11/04/2018) - pproval for the purposes of clause (viib) of sub-section (2) of section 56 of the Act -A Startup being a private limited company and in conformity with the definition as per definition stipulated at Para 1(a) shall be eligible to apply for approval for the purposes of clause (viib) of sub-section (2...
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Notification No. 13/2019 - (05/03/2019) -